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Saturday, 25 February 2012

Spock Mittens

Pattern notes: This pattern will make a pair of average man-sized mittens. If you want smaller mittens, either use smaller needles, thinner yarn, or try casting on less stitches for the cuff and adjusting the rest of the numbers accordingly. If there is demand for it, I will work out other sizes but I haven't done that yet. The pattern has been sort of test knit (as in I wrote it out as I was knitting the first mitten and followed the pattern and adjusted it as I was knitting the second mitten), but there may still be errors as this is my first original pattern and I'm making it up as I go along. Please let me know if you find any errors or have any questions!

You will need:
200 m/100 g worsted weight yarn. I used Manos del Uruguay Maxima in colour M2415 and I used ~165 m for these mittens.
A set of 3.25 mm dpns
A set of 4 mm dpns
stitch marker
Waste yarn or stitch holders
Tapestry needle

Cuff:

CO 40 stitches with smaller needles.

Join to work in the round, and work k1, p1 ribbing for 4” or desired length.

K around to last stitch, slip last stitch of round to beginning of next needle. This will be the new beginning of round.

Hand:

K2tog, knit to end of round. – 40 sts

K every round until mitten reaches to bottom of fingers.

Index & middle fingers:

K 11, slip next 18 sts to holder, CO 4 sts with backwards loop method, k to 2 sts before end of round. Slip last 2 sts to next needle, this will be the new beginning of round. Divide sts over 3 needles as follows: 9, 8, 9 – 26 sts.

Starting at the gap, place stitches from waste yarn over 3 needles divided as follows: 5, 8, 5. With needle 3, join yarn leaving an 8 inch tail and pick up 4 stitches from 4 cast on stitches, pick up one more stitch at the gap. Knit around to 3 sts before end of needle 3, slip last three stitches to needle 1. This will be new beginning of round

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I live in Winnipeg with my husband (the Enabler) and two cats. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Psychology that I don't use. I work a day job at a financial institution as a Client Service Representative. I fantasize that one day someone will pay me to knit things for myself all day.